Beijing–Shijiazhuang high-speed railway

Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway
Beijing–Shijiazhuang section
Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway Beijing–Shijiazhuang section
	New Shijiazhuang railway station
Overview
Native name	京广深港高速铁路京石段
Status	Operational
Owner	China Railway
Locale	Beijing; Hebei province;
Termini	Beijing West; Shijiazhuang;
Service
Type	High-speed rail
System	China Railway High-speed
Operator(s)	CR Beijing
History
Opened	December 26, 2012
Technical
Number of tracks	2 (Double-track)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Minimum radius	generally 9,000 m (5.6 mi) or; 7,000 m (4.3 mi) on difficult sections
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC (Overhead line)
Operating speed	300 kilometres per hour (190 mph) (initial operations); 310 kilometres per hour (190 mph) (with ATP); 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph) (design);
Signalling	ABS
Maximum incline	generally 1.2% or 2% on difficult sections
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Beijing–Shijiazhuang high-speed railway (simplified Chinese: 京石客运专线; traditional Chinese: 京石客運專線; pinyin: Jīng-Shí Kèyùn Zhuān Xiàn) is a 281-kilometre high-speed rail line operated by China Railway High-speed between Beijing and Shijiazhuang (the provincial capital of Hebei) that opened on 26 December 2012 after 4 years of construction.^[1] The total investment is 43.87 billion yuan.^[2] The design speed is 350 km/h (220 mph), and the opening cut travel times between Beijing and Shijiazhuang from 2 hours to about 1 hour. This railway is the northern section of the 2,100 km (1,300 mi) high-speed Jinggang line connecting Beijing and Guangzhou, but also speeds up trains between Beijing and Taiyuan, which continue on the Shitai passenger railway.